Ronald Tubid

Infobox NBA Player
name = Ronald Tubid
nickname = Mr. Fearless, The Saint


league = Philippine Basketball Association (PBA)
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lbs= 180
position = Shooting Guard
team = Barangay Ginebra Kings
nationality = Philippines
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|10|15|mf=y
birth_place = Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines
college = University of the East
draft =
draft_year = 2003
draft_team = Shell Turbo Chargers
career_start = 2003
career_end =
awards = Comeback Player of the Year (2004), PBA Mr. Quality Minutes (2003), 2008 PBA Finals MVP

Ronald Tubid (born on October 15, 1981 in Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines) is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association for the Barangay Ginebra Kings. Known by many as Mr. Fearless, he is also known, along with backcourt tandem Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand, as one-third of the so-called, The Fast, the Furious and the Fearless.

Collegiate career

He was the only provincial player in the supposedly all City college where he ended up being the team captain in his freshman year. He played college hoops in the University of the East in the UAAP.

Former UE Red Warriors team mates who ended up playing in the PBA are Niño Canaleta, James Yap, and Paul Artadi.

While playing at the amateur Philippine Basketball League, he was picked as the face of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, hence earning the nickname, "The Saint," although Calungsod is not yet a saint.

Tubid first saw action for ANA Water Dispenser before playing in a star-studded Welcoat Paintmasters squad of Rommel Adducul and Eddie Laure that won the 2002 PBL Challenge Cup.

PBA career

Tubid was drafted by the Shell Turbo Chargers with the 16th overall pick in the 2003 PBA draft and averaged 8.9 points in his rookie year. In his second season, he improved his mark to 12.3 ppg before being named Mr. Quality Minutes by the PBA Press Corps.

After Shell's disbandment following the 2004-05 PBA season, Tubid joined the Air21 Express and won his second Mr. Quality Minutes award while averaging 8.9 points in 44 games with just 11 starts.

At the midway point of the 2006-07 PBA Philippine Cup, Tubid was traded to the Barangay Ginebra Kings and was a key reliever in Ginebra's title conquest over sister team San Miguel Beer.

The next conference, Tubid made further improvements due to the absence of Mark Caguioa and Jayjay Helterbrand in the backcourt that eventually rewarded him with an All-Star Game appearance.

In the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference, Tubid suffered a dislocated ankle injury in a game vs. Alaska that forced him to sit the rest of the quarterfinals and semifinals. When the Kings were in need of a scorer in Game 4 of the finals, he came off the bench and helped Ginebra even the series at 2-2. Then when the series went to a decisive 7th game, he stepped up when his team needed him most, scoring 20 points in the game to help the Kings win its 8th title. After the series, he along with teammate Eric Menk were named co-Finals MVP of the series.

Awards and Records

* 2004 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes
* 2004 PBA 3points Champion
* 2005-06 PBA Mr. Quality Minutes
* 2007 PBA Champion
* 2008 PBA Champion
* 2008 PBA co-Finals MVP

Other Monickers

*The Saint
*The Rocket
*The Fearless
*The Energizer

External links

* [http://www.pba.ph/component/option,com_comprofiler/task,userProfile/user,33075/ Philippine Basketball Association profile]
* [http://www.ginebraonline.com/rosterext.php?subaction=showfull&id=1180331120&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3&]
* [http://mypba.com/forum/index.php?showforum=4 Barangay Ginebra Kings]